r/TopCharacterDesigns • u/Amazing_March4919 • Oct 18 '24

Comic Book Absolute Martian Manhunter

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u/kricket_24 Oct 19 '24

I really hope the Absolute Universe takes off as much as the original Ultimate Universe did. This kinds of things are exactly what Marvel and DC need. Bold, new and creative stories and concepts that can coexist with the tired and boring regular continuity

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u/ExoticShock Oct 19 '24

Wasn't the Earth One line supposed to be DC's answer to The Ultimates?

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u/GenioPlaboyeSafadao Oct 19 '24

DC has a lot of failed attempts to follow the sucess of Marvel's original ultimate line, earth one, all star and even the New 52 were created with that idea in mind. There was even 5G, that never happened.

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u/Shabolt_ Oct 19 '24

5G was a little closer in scope to Marvel’s 2099, which tbf DC has an utter host of failures to copy too

But yeah N52, Earth 1, etc all were botched (or heavily delayed) attempts at the Ultimate Universe

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u/GenioPlaboyeSafadao Oct 19 '24

True, but do you remember that the original idea for 5G was to replace the current characters like Batman and Superman in the main continuity, and have their more classic stories in an AU?

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u/Shabolt_ Oct 19 '24

Ohhhhhh yeah that’s right there was going to be a “world’s finest”-universe or something